On The Road - October 1999

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Index for October 1999


GREAT PLACES TO GO

6 In the heart of Toolangi

There is tall timber a 90-minute drive from Melbourne with great riverside campsites and waterfalls, says Steve Robertson.

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18 Take a SeaChange break

Peter Julian explores the location of the TV drama and discovers there are many places to camp and lots to do.

42 Camping on the north-west edge

The Pilbara region of Western Australia has been called "a huge adventure playground". Pamela and Gordon May find that it lives up to its reputation.

42 Strolling around Chichester

Chichester Dam offers family fun in the bush just three hours’ drive from Sydney. Gaye Drady reports.

76 Campsite reports

Our reporters check out places to camp at beautiful Mission Beach in Queensland, a working sheep station in Western Australia, an historic NSW town and in the Victorian bush.

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CARAVANS AND MOTORHOMES

24 Rivercamper

Peter Hammond has a close look at a tent trailer that quickly converts into a boat for family fishing trips

36 Dream on

If you’ve got a spare $400,000 or so, this Swagman Australian Dream is just the way to see the country in comfort.

48 The Mouse House

Leon Desmond designed and built this unique, low-cost caravan and is about to take to the road with his budgie, Smokey.


GOOD GEAR AND GADGETS

10 Walkabout

Pages packed with new products and up-to-the-minute news for travellers, caravanners, campers and motorhomers.

34 Win an inverter

Here’s a chance to win one of three high-tech Portawattz inverters that will run 240-volt appliances from a car battery.


CAMPERS’ TALES

59 Armchair travel

Reviews of books to take on the road, books to keep on the coffee table and books to make you get out there and enjoy.

64 Campfire cooking

Mark Thomson, author of Blokes & Sheds, tells an amusing tale that involves a tasty lamb stew recipe.

28 The devil you don’t know

Rick Eaves meets an almost-lovable Australian.


GETAWAY VEHICLE

72 Jeep Grand Cherokee

Toby Hagon goes driving in the new Grand Cherokee that Jeep says is the best vehicle it has built.


CATCH A FEED

68 The barramundi boats

Paul B. Kidd visits the men and women who make a living catching barramundi in Australia’s most remote waters.


REGULAR FEATURES

24 Subscribe and win

Make sure you are in our draw for a caravan air-conditioner.

26 Readers Letters

Do you know about the kangaroo that came to dinner?

82 Aussie Cross Quiz

If you are a crossword fan, here’s a new challenge.